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Untitled, Brian Schatteman '20

IMSAloquium Student Investigation Showcase

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Exhibit Review: “Traveling The Silk Road” At The Natural History Museum Of Los Angeles, Shawn Martinez, Stephanie Reilly, Charmaine Galley Galley

History in the Making

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Film Review: 12 Years A Slave (2013), Lauren Kirschke, Jasmin Gonzalez, Moriah Schnose, Haley Carter

History in the Making

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Film Review: 42 (2013), Alexandra Martin

History in the Making

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Film Review: The Attack (2012), Complex Issues Through A Cameras Lens, Steven Anthony

History in the Making

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Book Review: When Money Grew On Trees: A.B. Hammond And The Age Of The Timber Baron. By Greg Gordon. Norman: University Of Oklahoma Press: 2014., Cody August Vrba

History in the Making

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Presidential Documents, Cassie Grand

History in the Making

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Recalcitrance Or Redemption? The Contested Legacy Of Britain’S Iron Lady, Todd Broaddus

History in the Making

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Obituaries, Subjectivities, And Perceptions Of Ariel Sharon, Sean Switzer

History in the Making

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Standing Where They Stood, Richard A. Butler

History in the Making

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African History, Western Perceptions, Development, And Travel In Kenya, Moriah Schnose

History in the Making

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Development In Southern California After World War Ii: Architecture, Photography, & Design, Joshua Robb Edmundson

History in the Making

The midcentury architecture and design phenomenon was born as California’s urban landscape exploded in the post-World War II era. It was driven by the arrival of millions of veterans as they returned from the war eager to begin new lives and families. The promise of great economic opportunity, as well as spectacular natural beauty and weather attracted many of these who moved to the Golden State. They attended colleges and universities and helped to build sprawling cities, freeway systems, and suburbs. This massive surge of development created a haven for a generation of architects, designers and photographers who introduced a …

Iranian Receptivity To Cia Propaganda In 1953, Alex Ponce

History in the Making

In 1953, the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), together with the British Secret Intelligence Service (MI6), organized a coup to overthrow the democratically elected PrimeMinister Mohammad Mossadeq (1882-1967). While much has been written about the coup, little attention has been given to the U.S. propaganda that preceded the operation. From 1950 to 1953, the U.S. launched a series of propaganda campaigns in Iran. Drawing from U.S.-Iranian correspondences, memoirs, journal articles, and secondary sources, this paper seeks to shed light on the U.S. and CIA perceptions of Iranian receptivity to propaganda from 1950 to 1953. What did CIA officials like Kermit Roosevelt …

Holocaust Ghettos, Rebecca Parraz

History in the Making

In Nazi Germany, the Jewish people were forced into segregated areas that would ultimately evolve into “Holocaust ghettos.” Thousands of these ghettos were built across Europe, and within these ghettos Jews were under complete control and forced to follow severe regulations. These ghettos soon became overpopulated, and resources became scarce. By the end of WorldWar II, thousands of Jews had died within the walls of the ghettos. Causes of death ranged from starvation to disease, and even murder. It is evident that as the war progressed, the Nazis began to use the ghettos as a tool in the Final Solution. …

The Goose-Step Is Only Functional For Geese: Perspective On The Intentionalist/Functionalist Debate On Nazi Germany And The Holocaust, And Its Implications For Humanity’S Advancement Through Modernity, Richard A. Butler

History in the Making

This article aims to examine the nuances of both the Intentionalist and Functionalist perspectives as they relate to Nazi Germany and the Holocaust.While acknowledging the ongoing debate between the two ideological camps, a new perspective is suggested as being a more appropriate means to understanding the event. This new perspective is heavily influenced by the research done by authors such as Timothy Snyder, Donald Bloxham and Christopher Browning. The research conducted suggests that instead of the two perspectives competing for prominence, a synthetic approach is more effective in analyzing Nazi Germany and the resulting atrocities. The new perspective is labeled …

Mao Zedong And Mohandas Gandhi: Revolutionary Pragmatists?, Kevin Wheeler

History in the Making

Before 1949, both China and India experienced protracted struggles to gain freedom from their respective governing bodies. Although the Chinese and Indian Revolutions occurred during the same time period, and on the same continent, little energy has been spent on comparing the two in any appreciable manner, even less so when it comes to the leaders of the movements themselves. Granted, the reasoning for this is due to the belief that Mao Zedong and Mohandas Gandhi are too dissimilar for any fruitful analysis to be obtained by juxtaposing them, but this paper’s focus is on proving that they are far …

Racial Theory: José Martí, José Vasconelos, And The Beliefs That Shaped Latin America, Jose Renteria

History in the Making

This essay compares and contrasts the racial theories of José Martí and José Vasconcelos. It analyzes the social conditions each experienced in their respective time period and location, as well as explaining how such exposures led to their racial understandings and political agendas. The study primarily reveals how nationalistic movements developed due to their influential ideologies, and how both intellectuals influenced other prominent Latin American figures. Lastly, it sheds light on the elements of Martí’s and Vasconcelos’ ideals that continue to survive.

Imaginary: Track 1 | Intro: Waves, Chandra Gangavarapu '21, Ahana Narayanan '21

IMSAloquium Student Investigation Showcase

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"Cocky" Pants, Kalena Grey

KUCC -- Kutztown University Composition Conference

This work is a narrative essay I wrote for my composition 100 class about one of the biggest aspects of my life, my Jamaican heritage. I grew up hearing my mom pronounce the color "khaki" as "cocky," and it just so happened to rub off on my vernacular in my younger years, as well as my life now as a 20-year-old. I hope this essay gives a peak into my life and find some humor in it as well as some of its cultural aspects.

Breaking The Code In The Imitation Game, Taylor Zovko

KUCC -- Kutztown University Composition Conference

This paper compares the ideas discussed in Derrida's paper Signature Event Context regarding the idea of the iterability of language with Alan Turing's work on decoding the Enigma as presented in the movie The Imitation Game.

3d Printed Chess Set, Arthur Wang '21

IMSAloquium Student Investigation Showcase

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3d Printed Vases, Levi Raskin '20

IMSAloquium Student Investigation Showcase

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Integrating Visual Arts In Every Lesson, Maddie Hommey, Karly Harwood, Kai Sizemore, Casey Mcbride

Virtual 2020 Spring Student Showcase for Research and Creative Inquiry

In this presentation, we, as future educators, provide numerous benefits to integrating visual arts into the classroom. Our rationale challenges the arguments teachers make against doing so as the impact the arts have on education is clear. Using examples from our own lives, others, and research from well known theorists, we hope to encourage other teachers to use visual arts in their classrooms to improve students’ engagement, self-worth, motor skills, language development, academic achievement, and more.

The Importance Of Frequencies In Sound, Jace Frank

Virtual 2020 Spring Student Showcase for Research and Creative Inquiry

The purpose of this research is to understand instrument frequencies and how equalization plays into creating an enjoyable live sound experience. The frequencies of drums, guitars, and vocals are examined for the different sounds they produce and how to equalize them. A focus also goes into the different type of equalizers and understanding which would be the most beneficial given the instruments.

Tiny Furious Circles, Ann M. Herrington

Theses

I have had time to live and time to reflect on that living. What I have found is that certain things present themselves, over and over, wearing different skins. And though they look different, there is a certain whiff of familiarity that activates the soul’s hindbrain and pulls you close. That’s how it has been for me. Because of this — my failure to learn the first time; my need to see a thing from all its sides; my constant picking at the half-healed — certain themes repeat. And because they have come to me at different times in many …

Mosaic Of China Through Animated Films Chn 560, Joanna Burkhardt

Library Impact Statements

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Residential Segregation By Caste In The Indian States Of Gujarat And Karnataka, Alicia Terrero

Global Studies Student Scholarship

Major: Global Studies and Political Science

Faculty Mentor: Dr. Trina Vithayathil, Global Studies

This project looks at the Indian states of Gujarat and Karnataka and tries to identify why Gujarat has a higher degree of residential segregation than Karnataka. One factor that could explain this is the difference in level of solidarity at the subnational level for both states. Based on social expenditure data and inequality data, we find that Karnataka has higher levels of support for policies that further the collective good of the subnational (i.e. Kannada within Karnataka) community. This higher level of subnationalism and unity across social …

Ua94/6/1 My Story: Wku Softball's Morgan Mcelroy, Morgan Mcelroy

Student/Alumni Personal Papers

My Story is a series of first-person feature articles written by WKU student-athletes. The student-athletes will be telling their own stories in their own words. This article written by softball senior Morgan McElroy, whose career came to a sudden end last month between the team’s midweek game and weekend series in Texas.

Seductive Sacrality: Questioning The Nature Of Seduction Through Golden Age Spanish Paintings Of The Virgin Mary, Nicole V. Jozwik

Art & Art History Student Scholarship

Major: Art History
Minor: Spanish, Latin American Studies, and Business and Innovation
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Deborah Johnson, Art and Art History

"Seduction is traditionally understood to have a sexual undertone, but this investigation aims to prove that the seduction of the female nude is not just a manifestation of carnal sexuality, but rather, can be ignited by the qualities of power, motherhood, and salvation.

Spanish Marian images by Zurbarán, Morales, and Machuca will be used to analyze how nudity allures the viewer, but allows the religious message to remain the central force. By referencing John Berger and Laura Mulvey and …

Digital Landscapes Of The Mind, Ashley M. Dicaro

Art & Art History Student Scholarship

Major: Health Policy and Management
Minor: Italian and Studio Art
Faculty Mentor: Professor James Janecek, Art & Art History

For my independent study, I used Photoshop extensively. The software allows me to use digital imagery to maintain a specific color palette that translates to the time of day. This color theme is extracted from my personal photographs of favored landscapes, after which I build in layers to create whimsical landscapes. They are whimsical for their non-uniform distortions of perspective and viewing angle, a combination that is amplified by the painterly application of color. Technology allows me to paint, cut, collage …